Sad-iron stand.



No. 851,897. iATENTED APR. 30, 1907, B. NIGKUM.

SAD IRON STAND.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.15, 1005.

EMMA N IOKUM, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAD-IRON STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filed February 15, 1905. Serial No. 245,756.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMMA NICKUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Iron Stands, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to sad-iron stands, and particularly to that class of stands that are intended to be attached to ironing boards, benches, or tables, one of the objects being to provide a device of the character described that can be easily attached to, or detached from, an ironing board, or the like.

A further object of my invention is to provide a sad-iron support having a shield surrounding the iron to prevent the hand of the operator from coming in contact with the body of the iron, and also to preventthe clothing or material being ironed from coming in contact with, and being burned by, the heated portion of said iron.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an adjustable sad-iron holder cast in one piece, and one that shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, and durable and effective in operation.

The structural features of my invention, by means of which these objects are attained, will be made clear by an examination of the specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which the same reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout, and in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my complete invention. Fig. 2 is an end view showing same connected with an ironing board or table, and Fig. 8 is a top plan view.

1 designates a vertical plate, 2 and 3 parallel plates formed integral therewith, the lower plate- 2 being provided with a set screw 4, and the top plate 3 forming a plat form or stand to support the sad-iron. Formed integral with said top plate is a vertical shield 5 extending entirely around the outer edge of said plate and only partially around the inner edge leaving a space 6 in order that the sad-iron may be more easily and readily carried into, and taken out of, the

apartment formed by said shield and top p ate for its reception. The shield 5 is rounded at the incloscd end, as shown at 7, in order that the apartmentformed by said plate and the shield 5 may approximately conform to the shape of the ordinary sadiron. \Vith the exception of the adjustable set screw, the entire device may be cast in one piece from cast-iron or other suitable material.

8 designates a plurality of depending legs which may be formed integral with the device and which are adapted to support the top plate 3 and keep same from resting di rectly on the table and thus avoiding the danger of transmitting the heat from the iron to the table, and thus burning or scorching the same. My device also acts as a clamp for the ironing cloth or sheet, the edge or cor nor of which may be placed beneath the top plate 3.

In operation my device is secured to a table, as best shown in Fig. 2, by placing the depending legs 8 supporting the platform or top platc3 upon the table and passing the bottom plate 2 under the table so that the set screw therein. will come in contact with the bottom 01 the table top. By turning the set screw according to the space left between the table and the bottom plate, as shown in Fig. 2, the entire device is securely attached to a table or ironing board in such manner that the legs 8 rest upon the top theroot'.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

The herein described sad iron holder for attachmentto an ironing board or table and comprising the bottom plate, the end plate rising from one end of the bottom plate, and the top plate at the upper end of the end plate, spaced thereby above and partly extending over the bottom plate, said top plate having its longitudinal axis extending at right angles to the longitudinal axis of said. bottom plate and provided with a shield forming a flange of such height as to cover the heated portion of a sad iron to prevent the clothes from contacting with said portion of the iron, said shield flange being open at its rear end and the inner side thereof terminating short of the said open end to facilitate placing an iron on and removing the same from the top plate, said bottom plate, end plate, top plate and shield flange being integral, said top plate having upon its under side a plurality of depending spacing feet formed integral therewith, and said bottom plate being provided with a clamping screw, sulo signature in presence OJ.

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